| 释义 |
trans·mute /trænzˈmjuːt，træns-，trɑːn-/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. 使变形；使变质；使变化 (into)
transmute water power into electric power 把水力变成电力
transmute the abundant materials into finished products 把丰富的原料变为成品
The drizzle has been transmuted into thin layers of mist. 蒙蒙细雨已变成了层层薄雾。
2. 【化】【物】使嬗变，使蜕变
3. (用炼金术)把(贱金属)变为黄金(或白银)
❷ vi.
变形；变质；变化；【化】【物】嬗变，蜕变 (into)
Energy transmutes into matter and vice versa. 能量会变成物质，物质会变成能量。
[OFr < L trānsmūtāre to shift < TRANS-+ mūtāre to change] |